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Fastest finishes in UFC lightweight history

Terrance McKinney holds the UFC lightweight record for the fastest finishe: 0:07 against Matt Frevola at UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

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1 Terrance McKinney 0:07 Matt Frevola UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun 12, 2021
2 Gray Maynard 0:09 Joe Veres UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Sep 19, 2007
3 BJ Penn 0:11 Caol Uno UFC 34: High Voltage Nov 2, 2001
4 Rob Emerson 0:12 Manvel Gamburyan UFC 87: Seek And Destroy Aug 9, 2008
5 Jens Pulver 0:15 John Lewis UFC 28: High Stakes Nov 17, 2000
6 Marcus Aurelio 0:16 Ryan Roberts UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon Apr 2, 2008
6 Benoit Saint Denis 0:16 Beneil Dariush UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Nov 15, 2025
8 Terry Etim 0:17 Edward Faaloloto UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz Nov 5, 2011
9 Roger Huerta 0:19 John Halverson UFC 67: All or Nothing Feb 3, 2007
9 Quillan Salkilld 0:19 Anshul Jubli UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb 8, 2025
11 Terrance McKinney 0:20 Brendon Marotte UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza Oct 14, 2023
12 Gregor Gillespie 0:21 Andrew Holbrook UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Apr 8, 2017
13 Jordan Leavitt 0:22 Matt Wiman UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec 5, 2020
14 Jim Miller 0:23 Jesse Butler UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Jun 3, 2023
15 Teemu Packalen 0:24 Thibault Gouti UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping Feb 27, 2016
15 Terrance McKinney 0:24 Kyle Nelson UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Mar 28, 2026
17 Joe Duffy 0:25 Mitch Clarke UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul 7, 2016
18 Joe Stevenson 0:27 Melvin Guillard UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard Apr 5, 2007
18 Cristian Perez 0:27 Kyle Nelson UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Oct 17, 2026
20 Marc Diakiese 0:30 Teemu Packalen UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar 18, 2017
21 Tito Ortiz 0:31 Wes Albritton UFC 13: The Ultimate Force May 30, 1997
22 King Green 0:33 Grant Dawson UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green Oct 7, 2023
23 Joaquim Silva 0:34 Andrew Holbrook The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale Jul 8, 2016
24 Melvin Guillard 0:36 Dennis Siver UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin Jul 5, 2008
25 Ricky Glenn 0:37 Joaquim Silva UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige Jun 19, 2021
25 Esteban Ribovics 0:37 Terrance McKinney UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento May 11, 2024
27 Diego Ferreira 0:38 Colton Smith UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens Jun 28, 2014
28 Jerry Bohlander 0:39 Nick Sanzo UFC 12: Judgement Day Feb 7, 1997
28 Jalin Turner 0:39 Kaue Fernandes UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Aug 15, 2026
30 Charles Oliveira 0:41 Darren Elkins UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko Aug 1, 2010
30 Justin Jaynes 0:41 Frank Camacho UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov Jun 20, 2020
32 Alexander Hernandez 0:42 Beneil Dariush UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Mar 3, 2018
33 Shane Nelson 0:44 Aaron Riley UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine Mar 7, 2009
33 Darren Elkins 0:44 Duane Ludwig UFC Live: Vera vs Jones Mar 21, 2010
33 Renato Moicano 0:44 Damir Hadzovic UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
36 Jalin Turner 0:45 Brad Riddell UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul 2, 2022
37 Devonte Smith 0:46 Julian Erosa UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez Nov 10, 2018
37 Jamie Mullarkey 0:46 Khama Worthy UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Mar 27, 2021
39 Joe Lauzon 0:47 Melvin Guillard UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 Oct 8, 2011
40 Nick Sanzo 0:48 Jackie Lee UFC 12: Judgement Day Feb 7, 1997
40 Joe Lauzon 0:48 Jens Pulver UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn Sep 23, 2006
42 Paddy Pimblett 0:52 Benoit Saint Denis UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Jul 11, 2026
43 Olivier Aubin-Mercier 0:53 Evan Dunham UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta Apr 7, 2018
43 Jalin Turner 0:53 Callan Potter UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Feb 9, 2019
45 Efrain Escudero 0:54 Drew Dober UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015
45 Frankie Perez 0:54 Sam Stout UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira Aug 23, 2015
47 Terrance McKinney 0:55 Viacheslav Borshchev UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun 28, 2025
48 Sage Northcutt 0:57 Francisco Trevino UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015
48 Islam Makhachev 0:57 Gleison Tibau UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Jan 20, 2018
50 James Vick 0:58 Ramsey Nijem UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen Aug 17, 2013
50 Jim Miller 0:58 Clay Guida UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler Aug 3, 2019

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data.